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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Dbury@50 SC (2020 Andrews McMeel) The Complete Digital Doonesbury 1-1ST



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    1st printing.

    Story and art by G. B. Trudeau.

    The ultimate Doonesbury package celebrating a half-century of G.B. Trudeau's celebrated comic strip.

    This limited-edition deluxe set includes: a USB flash drive with all 50 years of Doonesbury comics, including 26 years of Sunday comics available for the first time in digital format; a searchable calendar archive; character biographies; and a week-by-week description of the strip's contents.

    The Dbury@50 User's Guide takes readers through each year of the strip's storied history, with historical trivia, milestone strips, featured storylines and characters, and much more.

    Softcover (Spiralbound with pull out character guide, flash drive, and flip-top case), 10-in. x 13-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W.

    Cover price $125.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Death By Field Trip TPB (2001 Andrews McMeel) A FoxTrot Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Bill Amend. A collection of FoxTrot comic strips. Softcover, 8.5-in. x 6-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Death By Field Trip TPB (2001 Andrews McMeel) A FoxTrot Collection 1-REP

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    2nd and later printings. By Bill Amend. A collection of FoxTrot comic strips. Softcover, 8.5-in. x 6-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #1
    Debbie Dean, Career Girl (1945) 1
    • Centerfold detached. Only one staple (manufacturing). Staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Back-up story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" adaptation of the Edgar Allen Poe story (6 pages). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Debbie Dean, Career Girl (1945) 2
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3905705008
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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Definitive Betty Boop HC (2015 Titan Comics) The Classic Comic Strip Collection 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Long before Marilyn, and Madonna, Betty "boop-boop-a-dooped" and wriggled her way into hearts worldwide with her unique mix of wide-eyed innocence and powerful cartoon sensuality. This collection lovely restores the Betty Boop comic strips back to their original glory, in Betty's original Sunday adventures as they appeared in the funny pages of daily newspapers in the 1930's, capturing all the cheeky fun embodied by the character. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    Story and art by Bill Amend.

    From failed experiments in coding to family camping trips, there's never a dull moment in the Fox Family. Deliciously FoxTrot gathers all of these gags and good times together in one epic collection that will be the perfect gift or self-purchase for FoxTrot fans everywhere.

    Softcover, 10-in. x 8-in., 144 pages, full color.

    Cover price $18.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Dennis the Menace HC (1952) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Hank Ketcham. Featuring the astonishing debut of the golden-haired little troublemaker the world has come to know as Dennis the Menace! Hardcover. 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
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    1st Printing. Collection of adult comic strip reprints by Charles H. Dennis. Softcover, 5" x 5.5", 66 pages, B&W. -Mature Readers Only- Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Department of Mind-Blowing Theories HC (2020 Drawn and Quarterly) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Science Cartoons by Tom Gauld.

    A dog philosopher questions what it really means to be a "good boy" while playing fetch! A virtual assistant and a robot-cleaner elope! The undiscovered species and the theoretical particle face existential despair! Facebook commenters debunk Darwin's posting of On the Origin of Species! Science vs science fiction! Why are there poodles pouring out of this wormhole? Gauld's Department of Mind-Blowing Theories presents one hundred and fifty comic strips topical and funny enough to engage any layperson with a rudimentary recall of their old science classes as well as those who consider themselves boffins of the contemporary physical and natural world.

    Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, full color.

    Cover price $21.95.

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    $8 Department of Mind-Blowing Theories - Hardcover, by Gauld Tom - Very Good

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Diamond Gems A Gil Thorp Collection SC (2006 Take 5 Productions) 1-1ST


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    1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Jack Berrill. Introduction by Matt Shaughnessy. Don't miss this thrilling collection of baseball stories from the cartooning career of Jack Berrill, featuring his most successful creation, the coach of coaches, Gil Thorp! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 340 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Dick Tracy A Family Affair TPB (2003 PCC) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. In the years before the Internet, Pacific Comics Club collects classic comic strips in a high-quality format for fans. Collects Dick Tracy daily strips from 01/09/1939 to 04/02/1939. Tracy's involvement with Mickey Gainer and his father Pop leads him into a trap set by Scardol, the gas-station robber, and a dangerous escape from a collapsing dam. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled-Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Dick Tracy A Spoiled Brat TPB (2002 PCC) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. In the years before the Internet, Pacific Comics Club collects classic comic strips in a high-quality format for fans. Collects Dick Tracy daily strips from 05/31/1937 to 08/22/1937. Tracking a perfume thief, Tracy meets millionaire playboy Johnny Mintworth, a spoiled rich kid with connections to underworld figures, such as the deadly Danny Supeena. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled-Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1
    Dick Tracy Dailies and Sundays (1983) 1

    Chester Gould struck a chord when his comic strip idea about the hard-nosed plain-clothes detective Dick Tracy started in the Chicago Tribune and the New York News. After 1931, he devoted his life to drawing the daily Dick Tracy comic. This volume reprints the daily and Sunday strips originally printed 03/12/1940 to 07/13/1940. 88 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #2
    Dick Tracy Dailies and Sundays (1983) 2

    Chester Gould struck a cord when his comic strip idea about the hard-nosed plain-clothes detective Dick Tracy started in the Chicago Tribune and the New York News. After 1931, he devoted his life to drawing the daily Dick Tracy comic. This volume reprints the daily and Sunday strips originally printed 07/14/1940 to 10/20/1940. 72 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #8

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    Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. A 1982 reprint of Dick Tracy Feature Book (1937) #8. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted classic Dick Tracy comic strips from the 1930s. This "very limited" reprint edition can be easily identified by the reprint notice on the inside front cover. While investigating Johnny Ramm's human trafficking ring in Chinatown, Tracy infiltrates his gang and discovers the grim fate of the mayor of Chinatown. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Dick Tracy Large Feature Comic (1982-1983 Chicago Tribune Reprint) 1

    Dick Tracy Meets the Blank (reprint 1983). Black-and-white comic strip reprints from 1935 by Chester Gould. 76 Pages, 8.5-in. x 11-in., 10-cent cover price. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Dick Tracy Large Feature Comic (1982-1983 Chicago Tribune Reprint) 13

    Dick Tracy And Scottie of Scotland Yard (Reprint 1983). This comic is published by Dell. 52 pages, black & white, 8.5-in. x 11-in., newsprint, $0.10 cover price. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 2

    Mamma and Jerome. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from May - June 1940. The brutal Mamma is captured by police after Jerome betrays her. Mamma escapes and swears revenge, tracking him to his hideout with Tracy close on her heels. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #3
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 3

    Yogee Yamma. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from July-September 1940. Fake guru Yogee Yamma uses mind-control gas to fleece his clients of their fortunes. When Tracy and the police uncover his scheme, he flees to his underground laboratory hideout. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #4
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 4

    Black Pearl. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from September-October 1940. A bomb scare leads Pat and Tracy to Black Pearl Erad, weapons manufacturer and black-market dealer. When she gets wind of their pursuit, Pearl traps them in a dangerous testing ground for war machines. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #5
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 5

    Deafy Sweetfellow. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from October-December 1940. Junior Tracy gets a chance at his own case when Deafy Sweetfellow targets Junior's school for his stolen-bicycle ring. But when Junior exposes the plot, he finds himself in danger that only Dick Tracy can get him out of. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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    $8 DICK TRACY MONTHLY #5 BLACKTHORNE. Very Fine Condition. (Q)

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  • Issue #6
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 6

    Krome. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from December 2, 1940 - January 23, 1941. The sinister Krome uses modified toys as murder weapons. When Tracy and Pat set off one of his bombs, they are surprised by the killers gang. But it turns out Kromes girlfriend Kitty is just as deadly, to both Tracy and Krome himself. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #7
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 7

    Selbert Depool, Part 1. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from January 23 – March 16, 1941. Escaped mental patient Selbert Depool kills his father and hides out in his mothers house. Mrs. Depool hides Selbert from the police and Dick Tracy, but the situation cannot end well. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #8
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 8

    Selbert Depool, Part 2. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from March 17 – May 10, 1941. Selbert Depool escapes from his mothers home and hides out, but Tracy is hot on his trail. He tries to hijack a parade float and meets a spectacular finish. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #9
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 9

    Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from May 11 - June 29, 1941. Gangster Trigger Doom kills a constables daughter, leading the constable to help Tracy track the killer. The chase leads to danger with a raging bull and a showdown with a rival crime lord. Also, reprints of vintage paper dolls featuring Dick Tracy, Junior and Tess Trueheart, along with various outfits. Trigger Doom; The Scrapbook of Chester Gould. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #10
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 10

    Pear-Shape. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from July 2-14, 1941 and April 6 – May 21, 1949. After the conclusion of the Trigger Doom storyline, the reprints jump ahead eight years. Jewel thief Pear-Shape sets his sights on a hidden fortune, but an obstinate dog stands in his way. The crooks efforts to get rid of the dog only succeed in attracting the attention of Dick Tracy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #11
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 11

    Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from May 22 – July 19, 1949. Mugg the dog helps Tracy and Sam bring Pear-Shape to heel. The Plentys are offered a chance to make Sparkle Plenty a baby model, but when the client turns up dead, B.O. Plenty becomes a suspect. Pear-Shape; Sparkle Plenty. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #12
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 12

    Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from July 20 – September 17, 1949. Tracy proves B.O. Plenty innocent of murder, But then the real killer, Sketch Paree, comes after Tracy, Sam and bandleader Spike Dyke. Sketch Paree; Spike Dyke. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #13
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 13

    Mousey. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from September 18 - November 13, 1949. Tracy saves Spike Dyke from Sketch Paree, and finds a lost child with help from the dog Mugg. Then he faces a more whimsical criminal: Mousey, who uses trained rats to commit her crimes. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #14
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 14

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    Dick Tracy Marries Tess Trueheart. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from November 14 – December 29, 1949. Mousey tries to go straight, but pulls one more job with her trained rats, and that puts Tracy and Sam on her trail. Then, Tracy finally marries his longtime sweetheart, Tess Trueheart, on Christmas Day 1949. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #15
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 15

    Wormy. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from December 30, 1949 - February 25, 1950. While honeymooning with Tess, Tracy encounters fugitive killer Wormy Marrons and his wife. When Tracy goes after the killer, Wormy tries to drag him to death behind his car. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #16
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 16

    Blowtop, Part 1. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from February 26 - April 23, 1950. Tracy and Sam track Wormy down at a radio station. Tracy and Tess move into their new house, only to have it blown up by Flattops vengeful brother, Blowtop. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #17
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 17

    Blowtop, Part 2. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from April 24 - June 21, 1950. Blowtop kidnaps Junior and puts him in a death-trap, but Mugg the dog saves him. Blowtops gang turns on him, but the thug is rescued by an unlikely party: Dick Tracys friend Vitamin Flintheart. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #18
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 18

    Sparkle Plenty, TV Star. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from June 22 - August 19, 1950. Tracy catches up with Blowtop thanks to Vitamins help. Young Sparkle Plenty becomes a TV star, but this attracts unwanted attention from protection racketeer T.V. Wiggles. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #19
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 19

    T.V. Wiggles, Part 1. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from August 20 - October 15, 1950. Vitamin Flintheart alerts Tracy to T.V. Wiggles' threats against Sparkle Plenty. Wiggles scuffles with Tracy and gets away, then plots a terrible revenge against Sparkle Plenty. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #20
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 20

    T.V. Wiggles, Part 2. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from October 1 - December 13, 1950. When his plan to kill Sparkle Plenty fails, T.V. Wiggles kidnaps her instead. During the inevitable shoot-out with the police, Sparkles father B.O. Plenty is gravely wounded. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #21
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 21

    Dr. Plain. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from December 1950 - February 1951. Dr. Plain, a surgeon with a blowtorch instead of an arm, executes a murderous plot against the Forchune family. When Tracy catches up with him, the result is one of the strangest shoot-outs of all time. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #22
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 22

    Empty Williams. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from February 10 - April 7, 1951. A truck hijacking gone wrong leads to gang war, just when Tracys wife Tess is about to give birth to their daughter. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #23
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 23

    Bonnie Braids Tracy. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from April 8 - June 4, 1951. Tracy pulls Sam out of a death-trap, and tracks Empty Williams down in an abandoned tree house. Tess gives birth to Bonnie Braids. Also featuring a reprint of an ad for a Bonny Braids doll, manufactured by Ideal in 1951. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #24
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 24

    Crewy Lou and Sphinx. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from June 5 - August 4, 1951. Tracys infant daughter leads Tracy to Crewy Lou and Sphinx, jewel thieves who masquerade as baby photographers. When their latest heist goes awry, they find themselves up against the crime boss called The King. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #25
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 25

    Crewy Lou. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from August 5 - September 30, 1951. On the run from the cops, The Kings men, and her own brother, Crewy Lou steals Tracy's car, not realizing that infant Bonnie Braids is asleep in the back. Final issue before the switch to weekly format. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #26
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 26

    The Search for Bonnie Braids. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from September – October 1951. Tracy mounts a desperate search for his infant daughter after Crewy Lou accidentally abducts her. Meanwhile, Crewy Lou abandons both stolen car and baby, and makes her last stand in a forest service observation tower. First issue in the weekly format. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #27
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 27

    Spinner Record. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from October 1951 – January 1952. When Tracy is accused of stealing evidence, he tracks the frame-up to recording buff Spinner Record. The evidence to clear Tracy is saved on an LP record, which is accidentally mixed into the stock of Spinners LP store and sold to a young woman. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #28
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 28

    Junior and Models Tragedy. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from January- March 1952. Junior Tracy falls in love with Model Jones, whose brother is a petty hood. Model is torn between her plans to marry Junior and devotion to her criminal brother, leading to tragedy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #29
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 29

    Tonsils. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from March-May 1952. Talent agent Dude the Dapper literally holds people at gunpoint to force them to listen to his latest discovery, the singer named Tonsils. This is certainly effective in getting him noticed, but the agents union does not approve, and neither does Dick Tracy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #30
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 30

    Mr. Crime. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from May - June 1952. With Dude gone, the ganglord known as Mr. Crime comes after rising singer Tonsils. Tonsils hides out with an elderly couple, but the gradually closing net of law enforcement drives him to desperate measures, including murder. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #31
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 31

    Tonsils - Assassin. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from July-August 1952. Mr. Crime forces a reluctant Tonsils to try to kill Dick Tracy. Tonsils stalks a vacationing Tracy and targets him with a high-powered rifle. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #32
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 32

    Newsuit Nan. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from September-November 1952. Investigating the attempt on Tracys life, Sam Catchem tracks down Newsuit Nan, who uses bizarre technology to run Mr. Crimes syndicate. With the police closing in, the murderous Nan and Mr. Crime turn on each other. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #33
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 33

    The Death of Mr. Crime. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from November 1952-January 1953. Following a path of death and destruction, Tracy and Sam close in on the fleeing Mr. Crime. Then the case gets even weirder, including a mushroom farm, a man-eating plant called the Muerte Vine, and a prominent citizens board that includes corrupt judges and the secret identity of Mr. Crime. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.